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Norwich considers renovation plan to allow marina restaurant to open in colder months
Oct. 5—NORWICH — The restaurant at the Marina at American Wharf for decades has offered scenic waterfront views and atmosphere in the summer, but has been forced to go dark when wintry weather hits. A plan in the works by marina owners Patrick and Brittany Dwyer and city officials would allow the restaurant and bar to remain open for much later into the fall and earlier in the spring, although ...
Nuclear power plant waste facilities closing
Dominion Energy Nuclear Connecticut will close three waste storage facilities at its power station in Connecticut, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) reports. The Millstone Nuclear Power Station (Millstone) in Waterford is the only nuclear power plant in Connecticut, according to DEEP. The plant has been operating since the 1960s. More than one-third of the […] The post Nuclear power plant waste facilities closing appeared first on Connecticut Inside Investigator.
Norwich business grant recipients gather to celebrate boost to their projects
Oct. 4—NORWICH — More than 50 city government and business leaders gathered on the City Hall plaza Friday to celebrate $6 million in federal pandemic recovery funds spent on local development projects. For every dollar spent, Norwich Community Development Corp. President Kevin Brown said, another $6 in private funding was spent on the recipient projects. Upon receipt in April 2021 of $28.8 ...
OPINION: Mystic paid parking sinks like a leaking ship
Oct. 5—I will give Stonington First Selectwoman Danielle Chesebrough credit for adroitly accepting defeat and apparently pivoting, as her plan to impose a complicated paid parking system in downtown Mystic blew up in her face Thursday night. Like the captain of a sinking ship, Chesebrough wisely headed toward the nearest shore and hit the throttle hard, eventually safely beaching the wreck of ...
DEEP to ask residents for design advice for new Seaside Plan
Oct. 4—WATERFORD — The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection will hold a workshop on Oct. 17 to have members of the public weigh in on the design of the new version of Seaside State Park. The meeting, which will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Town Hall auditorium, is the last step in a series of public outreach initiatives taken by DEEP to help it implement a Passive Park ...
New London looks to fill long-vacant deputy police chief job
Oct. 3—NEW LONDON — For the first time in seven years ― and three months after new funding for the job was frozen ― the city has begun soliciting applicants for a vacant deputy police chief slot. The city's Personnel Board on Monday approved an updated job description for the second-in-command position, which Mayor Michael Passero said will soon be posted publicly. The job's duties include ...
Norwich Public Utilities helps return power to hurricane ravaged south: What they're doing
After Hurricane Helene left devastation and destruction, many volunteered to help, including Norwich Public Utilities. Since Sept. 26, NPU workers have switched on and off to maintain a team of three helping power recovery efforts in Oxford, Georgia, and McCormack, South Carolina. NPU will keep a crew in McCormack until the job is done, which could take until Sunday, Division Manager Jeff Brining said. ...
East Lyme Land Trust makes another sales pitch to town
Oct. 3—EAST LYME — The East Lyme Land Trust is back, this time as the middleman in a $400,000 deal that would add about five acres of water frontage to the town's $1.6 million swath of protected space near Pattagansett Lake. Land trust President Arthur Carlson on Wednesday told the Board of Selectmen the land would provide 1,188 feet of shoreline and improved access to the town's holdings, ...
Norwich Public Utilities plans $13.6 million water project upgrades
Oct. 4—NORWICH — Norwich Public Utilities hopes to continue its massive infrastructure improvement projects next spring with three planned water systems upgrades totaling $13.6 million. NPU will seek approval from the City Council this fall to allow the city-owned utility to obtain revenue bonds funded with a combination of state grants and low-interest loans paid for by water ratepayers. The ...
Italian flag-raising ceremony in New London
Oct. 4—NEW LONDON — Members of the local Italian-American community gathered at the steps of City Hall for a flag-raising ceremony Friday. Mayor Michael Passero, John Satti, of the New London City Council, and Bill Satti, each said a few words during the ceremony. Later, Jim Butler read a statement from his 98-year-old mother, Eleanor Satti Butler, who was not in attendance. In the statement, ...
Local officials confident state still on board with offshore wind
Oct. 4—Gov. Ned Lamont may have balked at the most recent opportunity to sign a deal to supply more offshore wind power to the state, but local officials remain optimistic that a $310 million investment in State Pier was a sound one. Leaders from New London and the Connecticut Port Authority, which owns State Pier in New London, agree that offshore wind farms are an important part of the ...
New London City Council to discuss reforming joint budget task force with Board of Ed
Oct. 4—NEW LONDON — The City Council on Monday will consider resurrecting a joint budget task force with the school board that will function as a sort of early fiscal warning system before formal spending plans are introduced. A proposed resolution calls for convening a six-member group comprised of two council and two Board of Education members, along with the presidents of the respective ...
After Windham Hospital shuttered its labor and delivery unit, state consultant to see what's next
A global consulting firm will study the viability of a birthing center in the Windham Hospital area in Willimantic, as part of a state agreement following the closure of the hospital’s labor and delivery unit last year. The state Office of Health Strategy (OHS) requires Hartford HealthCare’s Windham Hospital...
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